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Category: Different Athletes

Tyler Bray’s Winning Streak

11 October, 2009 (13:04) | Athletics News, Different Athletes | By: Chino

 Tyler Bray started LC’s game-winning rally with a two-out single. He moved to second on a single by Cole Bishop and scored on a short single to center by freshman catcher Anthony Benoit. A good throw likely would have gotten Bray at the plate, but the center fielder’s throw was up the line, allowing Bray [...]

Superman

16 April, 2009 (14:08) | Different Athletes, Information | By: Chino

When we were kids we always dream about possessing super powers. One of our heroes we dream about is Clark Kent possessing super strength. Superman doesn’t just exist in animation and comic books. There are real supermen that conquered in the world of athletics. They are men of steel who can compete in five different [...]

The World’s Greatest Athlete

12 March, 2009 (14:14) | Athletes' Field, Different Athletes, Information | By: Chino

The title “World’s Greatest Athlete” began when King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe after Jim won  the decathlon  at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, “You sir, are the World’s Greatest Athlete.” Jim Thorpe was of mixed Native American and white ancestry. Despite struggling with racism for most part of his life, Jim excelled [...]

The Life of an Athlete

21 August, 2008 (11:52) | Athletes' Field, Athletics Health Issue, Athletics News, Different Athletes, Information | By: Chino

Image source: www.bbc.co.uk Athletes usually begin competing in their sports while in elementary or middle school and continue through high school and sometimes college. They play in amateur tournaments and on high school and college teams, where the best attract the attention of professional scouts. Most schools require that participating athletes maintain specific academic standards [...]